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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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